Open AccessComposite Shaftless Roller Design for Conveyor System
Author(s) -
Greg Wheatley,
Mohammad Zaeimi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
periodica polytechnica mechanical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.259
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1587-379X
pISSN - 0324-6051
DOI - 10.3311/ppme.17554
Subject(s) - composite number , belt conveyor , automotive engineering , work (physics) , engineering , mechanical engineering , structural engineering , computer science , materials science , composite material
Improving the performance of idlers is paramount to the performance of the conveyor system in various industries since belt conveyors can be many kilometers in length and consequently there are a huge number of rollers in use. The key intention of this work is the development of a light-weight composite idler roller. Critical design considerations are strength-to-weight ratio and performance. Most importantly, the design must reduce the weight of the roller as compared to standard steel rollers. The final design provides a significant reduction in weight of about 47 % over that of traditional steel rollers of a similar size.